'Party Games'

The time is upon us. Halloween is on it’s way! If you were ever at a Halloween party then you probably played the the game Bobbing for Apples. If not, it is fairly simple, and a lot of fun:

Bobbing for apples, is where apples float in a tub or a large basin of water; the participants must use their teeth to remove an apple from the basin. Usually, this involves the person having to go under the water to retrieve the apple. The less apples there are, the harder it gets.

Generally, there are prizes awarded for the biggest apple, the last apple, or even individual apples are secretly marked for a later determined prize. There are many different ways to play the game. The best is when there is a time limit put on each person’s attempt. There are also different ways of dunking, including kneeling on a chair or holding a fork between the teeth and trying to drop the fork into an apple. All versions usually have the person having to have their hands behind their back.

For festive gatherings with Santa hats. You need everyone to be wearing a hat, so either use the ever popular Santa hats, or otherwise give everyone a normal party hat.

The game is based on observation. the objective is NOT to be the last person left with a hat on.

At the start announce the simple objective, the only rule is that no one can take their hat off until you have.

Let another game or conversation take place, and as time goes by, people will take their attention off you, and even forget the game is happening. Eventually remove your hat and watch as people carry on. Gradually the hats will come off, amidst snickers and smirks. Some unsuspecting person (who’s probably busy boring everyone with a hopeless story)
will be last to notice, making this person the loser.

Serve up an appropriate forfeit, get the hats back on and give the loser the chance to start the next game.